Gunter ISD's 65-member bond committee keeps planning for growth as the district creates alumni and service awards

Gunter ISD has a 65-member Bond Advisory Committee working on what the district will need as the town grows, Superintendent Brandon Enos wrote in the district's November newsletter.

"Growth is coming to Gunter, and we cannot wait until our classrooms are overflowing to begin planning," Enos wrote. The committee is looking at facilities, infrastructure and learning spaces so they are ready before enrollment arrives, according to the newsletter. It does not say when the group will finish or whether a bond election is planned.

Two new awards

Enos also announced two new districtwide honors: a Gunter ISD Distinguished Alumnus Award and a Gunter ISD Service Award. The district plans to use them annually to recognize graduates and community members whose work and character have made a lasting mark on the district. Guidelines are due out in December, and nominations open in January.

A separate 32-member committee on communications and branding is in its last month, he wrote. Its work is expected to produce a written communications procedure for the district and guidelines for its branding and logos.

Dates ahead

Nov. 6: teacher workday and in-service.
Nov. 11: Veterans Day program at 8:30 a.m. in the Gunter High School Event Center, followed at 9:30 a.m. by a brunch for veterans and one guest each. The district asks households with a veteran to fill out its online service-information and RSVP form, even if they have submitted it before.
Nov. 16: school board meeting, 6 p.m., at the Old Elementary School.
Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break.

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